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lat. abbreviation

1. latitude

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-lat- ,root. 

1. Geography -lat- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "carried.'' This meaning is found in such words as: ablative, collate, correlate, dilatory, elated, oblate, prelate, relate, relative, superlative.

-lat-¹ ,root. 

1. -lat- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "line;
   side.'' This meaning is found in such words as: bilateral, collateral, dilate, equilateral, lateral, latitude, quadrilateral, trilateral, unilateral.

lat.,  an abbreviation of:

1. Geography latitude.

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lat¹  (lät), n., pl. lats, la•ti 

(lä′tē). 
1. Currency a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.

• Latvian lats, equivalent. to Lat(vija) Latvia + -s nominative singular noun, nominal ending
• 1920–25

lat²  (lat), n. [Informal.]

1. Anatomy, Informal Terms See latissimus dorsi. 

• by shortening

lât  (lät), n. [Archit.]

1. Architecture (in India) a monolithic stamba.

• Hindi lāṭ, lāṭh
• 1790–1800

Lat., 

1. Latin.

lat., 

1. Geography latitude.

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Lat. abbreviation

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